What is a digital citizen?

1. NetSafe’s definition of a New Zealand digital citizen

• is a confident and capable user of information and communication technology (ICT)
• uses ICTs to participate in educational, cultural, and economic activities
• uses and develops critical thinking skills in cyberspace
• is literate in the language, symbols, and texts of ICTs
• is aware of ICT challenges and can manage them effectively
• uses ICT to relate to others in positive, meaningful ways
• demonstrates honesty and integrity and ethical behaviour in their use of ICTs
• respects the concepts of privacy and freedom of speech in a digital world
• contributes and actively promotes the values of digital citizenship.

2. Gerald Bailey and Mike Ribble's Nine elements of digital citizenship

• Digital access: full electronic participation in society
• Digital literacy: the process of teaching and learning about ICTs and the use of ICTs
• Digital communication: electronic exchange of information

• Digital security (self protection): electronic precautions to guarantee safety
• Digital etiquette: electronic standards of conduct or procedure
• Digital rights and responsibilities: those freedoms extended to everyone in a digital world

Student life outside the school environment

• Digital commerce: electronic buying and selling of goods
• Digital heath and wellness: physical and psychological wellbeing in a digital technology world
• Digital law: rights and restrictions